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Billy Wilder's classic comedy stars Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis as a pair of unemployed musicians who inadvertently become witnesses to the St. Valentine Day's Massacre. To escape the wrath of the gangsters, Joe (Curtis) and Jerry (Lemmon) are forced to hit the road in drag, taking the only jobs available with an all-girl band bound for Miami. Enroute, both men fall for lead singer and blond bombshell Sugar Kane, (Marilyn Monroe), but are unable to fulfill their desires for fear of revealing their identity. Joe tries to get around this by adopting a third identity for seduction, that of a shy millionaire who sounds strangely like Cary Grant. Meanwhile Jerry has his own problems, fighting off the advances of Osgood E. Fielding, a real millionaire hypnotized by his/her charms.

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Two southern-fried, gold-digging Georgia peaches (also known as "Black American Princesses") hit Hollywood to audition for a music video to raise cash. But they really hit the jackpot when the director's unctuous nephew involves them in a scam to trick his wealthy old employer into believing that one of the B.A.P.s is his long-lost love's granddaughter.

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This collection celebrates slapstick comedian Soupy Sales by gathering a set of episodes from his classic television series. In this volume, the pie-tossing comedian reminds viewers why they loved him in the first place, presenting a blend of children's comedy that also translates to adult audiences.

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"A man walks into a talent agent's office with his family and says, Have I got an act for you! The talent agent replies, So what do you do?" So begins "The Aristocrats," a joke that has been handed down from comedian to comedian for decades but is rarely told on stage. The next part of the joke varies, allowing for improvisation, and the only requirement in telling the joke is that it be as offensive as possible. Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette spent two years documenting as many versions of this infamous joke as possible, cornering comedians like Drew Carey, Whoopi Goldberg, Susie Essman, and Paul Reiser whenever and wherever possible. The results are surprising, and often take their humor to places that may make sensitive viewers uncomfortable. While comic legends such as Don Rickles, The Smothers Brothers, and Phyllis Diller admit their familiarity with the joke, they shy away from telling their own versions. Some may be surprised, however, to see performers who are normally associated with family-friendly material, including Bob Saget and Jason Alexander, describing scatological and incestuous acts with deadpan glee. Ultimately, though, THE ARISTOCRATS is more than just many versions of the same dirty joke--it is an exploration of the workings of the unrestricted comic mind.

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THE PHILADELPHIA STORY boasts an incredible cast, but it's Katharine Hepburn's picture in more ways than one. Tracy Lord (Hepburn), a Philadelphia heiress, is about to marry coal-company executive George Kittridge (John Howard). The wedding, promising to be the season's premier event, attracts the attention of magazine publisher Sidney Kidd (Henry Daniell), who sees it as an opportunity to break a story. Spy magazine's Dexter Haven (Cary Grant), Lord's ex-husband, is enlisted to "gain access" to the party, along with top scandal writer Macauley Connor (James Stewart, in an Oscar-winning role). However, the reporter is quickly smitten by the bride's charms--and he's not the only one. The film, based on the play by Phillip Barry, was first a Broadway sensation starring Hepburn, who acquired the screen rights, claimed the starring role, and chose the director, screenwriter, and lead cast. In addition to fine work by Grant and Stewart, notable supporting performances are delivered by Ruth Hussey and Virginia Weidler. One of nine films Hepburn made with director George Cukor, it remains one of the classics of their collaboration and of American cinema.

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The award - winning talk show "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" celebrates its 10th anniversary with this special DVD featuring the highlights of ten years of entertainment. Characterized by O'Brien's improvisational style and absurdly hilarious stunts that have gained the show an enormous and appreciative following, "Late Night" has been an innovator in comedy since its debut in 1993. This special edition retrospective, essential to any true fan's collection, features a star-studded lineup with Jack Black, Will Ferrell, and the return of Conan's sidekick Andy Richter, as well as some of Conan's most popular comedy skits.

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This pair of pot comedies is sure to inspire laughing fits, even if viewers aren't under the influence. BONG WATER: David (Luke Wilson) is an artist and a pothead. He's fallen in love with the beautiful and sexy Serena (Alicia Witt), and things are going simply splendidly until poor David's house burns down. Serena doesn't need the bad vibes, so she splits the scene and runs off to New York with rocker and junkie Tommy (Jamie Kennedy). Lonely David finally turns to the sweet, sweet comfort of marijuana and his strange menagerie of friends to forget about his lost home and love. SMILEY FACE: Anna Faris (SCARY MOVIE, MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND) stars in this pot-fuelled comedy as Jane, a clumsy aspiring actress whose tendency to find herself in odd situations gets in the way of her finding success. SMILEY FACE follows Jane's attempts to finally check some items off her ever-growing to-do list, but introduces several humorous obstacles along her way, including some mysteriously delicious cupcakes. THE OFFICE's John Krasinkski co-stars as a nerdy stalker, and THE OC's Adam Brody appears in dreadlocks. Both critics and Jane's cinematic stoner brethren--from Harold and Kumar to Cheech and Chong--are sure to find much to like in this hilarious film.

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When the box office champ Ben Stiller's comedic performances aren't a variation on a soft-spoken, put-upon everyman with an eventual fuse, he's usually playing a full-blown absurdist monster with an apoplectic Napoleon complex. These bizarre creations usually adorn films in which the funnyman provides the supporting work (DODGEBALL, HEAVYWEIGHTS), but, whenever he's directing, he's free to build an entire filmic universe around his asinine, ludicrously funny, culture-skewering characters and premises. His ZOOLANDER (2001) bit at the entertainment industry with silly abandon, but Stiller has firmly set TROPIC THUNDER within the realm of sophisticated Hollywood satire. In it, a desperate director named Damien Cockburn (Steve Coogan) trying to make a Vietnam war movie drops his pampered actors into the heart of the jungle. Cockburn's stars include Stiller as an action hero who's starting to make bad career choices, Jack Black as an insecure low-brow comedy star going through heroin withdrawals, and Robert Downey Jr. as an Australian Oscar winner so lost in his "craft" he underwent a procedure to become black for his role. In the jungle, they remain under the delusion that they are still being filmed even after they encounter a dangerous gang of druglords. The film's basic premise has popped up several times since Hollywood's 1970s golden age in films such as THREE AMIGOS! and GALAXY QUEST. Where those films simply blanketed a classic Overconfident Bumbling Idiot comedy showcase with a pop culture lexicon, however, TROPIC THUNDER could have only been made, as on-the-nose at is, by people who have been working in the Hollywood system for years, making cutting observations along the way. Simply put, this raucous satire knows big-budget filmmaking, the delusional narcissism of actors, and even the good points of those actors--perhaps why they're celebrated--like the back of its hand.

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Darren Silverman (Jason Biggs, AMERICAN PIE) and his pals Wayne (Steve Zahn) and J.D. (Jack Black) are close friends since high school who perform together in a Neil Diamond cover band. Enter Darren's shrewd psychologist bride-to-be Judith (Amanda Peet, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS), who constantly schemes to keep Darren from hanging out with his old slacker buddies. Anxious to hold onto their right to spend time with Darren, Wayne and J.D. decide that they must stop at nothing to prevent the wedding from taking place and reunite Darren with his first love--who is about to become a nun! Dennis Dugan's (HAPPY GILMORE) comedy attempts to harness the white-hot comedic talents of Zahn and Black, throwing in an inspirational appearance from Neil Diamond himself, to tell a hilarious tale of undying friendship.

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BLACK SHEEP and TOMMY BOY, two slapstick road pictures starring Saturday Night Live alums David Spade and Chris Farley are packaged together in this special 2-pack. See individual titles for details.

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This collection contains seven of the thirteen films that The Marx Brothers--Groucho, Harpo, and Chico--ever made. Includes A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935), A DAY AT THE RACES (1937), and A NIGHT IN CASABLANCA (1946), as well as four films that are not available separately: ROOM SERVICE (1938), AT THE CIRCUS (1939), GO WEST (1940), and THE BIG STORE (1941). See individual titles for detailed information.

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Both colorized and restored black-and-white versions are included on this Little Rascals release which features five rarely seen episodes, including "Shrimps For A Day" and "Choo Choo."

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Jack Black and Kyle Gass's Tenacious D began life on an amusing yet little-seen HBO series about the band, which featured an array of comedy songs and glimpses into the personal lives of this hard-working outfit. But Black and Gass always had ambitions to take the Tenacious D concept further, so after a hefty bout of touring and recording comes the natural next step in their plans for world domination--a full-length feature film. The movie is directed by longtime collaborator Liam Lynch, and follows the duo as their megalomaniacal plans for the band burst into life. The film begins with a step back in time, where we find Black traveling to California with a head full of rock & roll dreams, and Gass strumming away on a lonely sidewalk. Once Black and Gass meet, they recognize that their Black Sabbath-sized dreams will only be realized if they can get hold of a magical guitar pick belonging to a local rock & roll-themed museum. But the portly rockers find a sizable hole burnt into their plans when their attempts at stealing the pick are thwarted by its original owner--Beelzebub himself. Existing fans who have seen the original HBO show will doubtless recognize the bulk of this story, as most of the ideas in THE PICK OF DESTINY have been rehashed from older Tenacious D material. But it's always a pleasure to see Jack Black embrace his inner rock god, and he frequently lets loose on the ridiculously silly songs that make up the Tenacious D oeuvre as the movie progresses. THIS IS SPINAL TAP still has the rock-satire genre tightly sewn up, but Black and Gass make a fun and entertaining addition to the canon with this first big-screen outing for Tenacious D.

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A beleaguered film editor steps away from the Steenbeck for what should be his smashing directorial debut, but the set becomes a battlefield between his pushy producer and the studio suits. As the production spirals out of control, the director considers changing his credit to "Alan Smithee"--but, unfortunately, that's actually his name! So what's he to do but steal the negatives, polarizing all of Tinseltown with the scandal? Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas's ostensibly comic poison pen letter to the industry, so bitter it compelled this film's own director to adopt the "Alan Smithee" pseudonym.

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The staff members of Camp Firewood, feeling that they have squandered the summer of 1981, are determined to make their last day together count. Crunchy counselor Beth (Jeaneane Garofolo) finds an unexpected love interest in shy, neighboring astrophysicist Neuman (David Hyde Pierce), who is busy tracking an errant piece of Skylab. Elsewhere, everyman Coop (Michael Showalter) pursues longtime crush Katie (Marguerite Monroe), despite her ignoramus boyfriend, Andy (Paul Rudd). Uptight Susie (Amy Poehler) is determined to stage a talent show that will rival the average Broadway production, while divorced arts and crafts instructor Gail (Molly Shannon) seeks love advice from 12-year-old campers. While several counselors make a pilgrimage to a crack house, virginal Gary has an unexpected sexual awakening, and Vietnam veteran cook Gene finds a guiding light in a can of green beans and erotic fulfillment in the refrigerator. Conceived by Michael Showalter and David Wain, members of comedy troupe THE STATE, WET HOT AMERICAN summer pays tribute to the teen films of the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably the Bill Murray summer camp classic MEATBALLS, with a straight face and an anything-goes brand of comedy. Mixing and matching from a checklist of youth film clichés and turning them into sight gags that often defy time and space, Showalter and Wain have crafted a film that manages to be a consistently funny tribute to the genres it lampoons.

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When the box office champ Ben Stiller's comedic performances aren't a variation on a soft-spoken, put-upon everyman with an eventual fuse, he's usually playing a full-blown absurdist monster with an apoplectic Napoleon complex. These bizarre creations usually adorn films in which the funnyman provides the supporting work (DODGEBALL, HEAVYWEIGHTS), but, whenever he's directing, he's free to build an entire filmic universe around his asinine, ludicrously funny, culture-skewering characters and premises. His ZOOLANDER (2001) bit at the entertainment industry with silly abandon, but Stiller has firmly set TROPIC THUNDER within the realm of sophisticated Hollywood satire. In it, a desperate director named Damien Cockburn (Steve Coogan) trying to make a Vietnam war movie drops his pampered actors into the heart of the jungle. Cockburn's stars include Stiller as an action hero who's starting to make bad career choices, Jack Black as an insecure low-brow comedy star going through heroin withdrawals, and Robert Downey Jr. as an Australian Oscar winner so lost in his "craft" he underwent a procedure to become black for his role. In the jungle, they remain under the delusion that they are still being filmed even after they encounter a dangerous gang of druglords. The film's basic premise has popped up several times since Hollywood's 1970s golden age in films such as THREE AMIGOS! and GALAXY QUEST. Where those films simply blanketed a classic Overconfident Bumbling Idiot comedy showcase with a pop culture lexicon, however, TROPIC THUNDER could have only been made, as on-the-nose at is, by people who have been working in the Hollywood system for years, making cutting observations along the way. Simply put, this raucous satire knows big-budget filmmaking, the delusional narcissism of actors, and even the good points of those actors--perhaps why they're celebrated--like the back of its hand.

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The Brits and the Yanks join forces in this romantic Christmas comedy set in England and L.A. Kate Winslet is a British journalist caught in a cycle of unrequited love with her coworker, Jasper (Rufus Sewell). Jasper does his best to lead her on, and when he announces his engagement to another woman in the office, Winslet is crushed. Meanwhile, across the pond, Cameron Diaz is a high-strung movie-trailer editor who has just ended her relationship with Ethan (Edward Burns) after he accuses her of being emotionally unavailable. And, oh yes, he has sort of been sleeping with his receptionist. Brokenhearted, Diaz and Winslet make contact through a vacation website and agree to swap homes for two weeks to escape their disastrous personal lives. Winslet takes off for Diaz's lavish L.A. pad, while Diaz arrives at Winslet's picturesque cottage right outside London. When Winslet's brother Graham (Jude Law) knocks at the door one night looking for his sister, he instead encounters Diaz, and sparks soon fly--despite the fact that they both know she won't be in town for long. Winslet, for her part, is busy mending her heart in sunny California, befriending Diaz's elderly neighbor, and making the acquaintance of film composer Miles (Jack Black). But her healing is abruptly interrupted when Jasper suddenly appears on her doorstep, having flown halfway round the world to make sure he still has her under his spell. Miles apart, Winslet and Diaz find themselves at the crux of all rom-com crises: how to follow your heart, while still being true to yourself. While THE HOLIDAY's whimsical plot can at times feels stretched thinner than Diaz's legs, fans of the genre will no doubt find Winslet's thespian charms, Law's dimples, and the high-fashion wardrobes quite enough to give them their chick-flick fix.

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This collection of five classic Three Stooges shorts focuses on the boys experiencing some painful occupational hazards as they try out a few different ways to make a buck. Titles include "Booby Dupes" (1945), "Crash Goes The Hash" (1944), "Dutiful But Dumb" (1941), "How High Is Up?" (1940), and "Three Missing Links" (1938).

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Legendary television comic Sid Caesar kept audiences chuckling with his shows THE SID CAESAR HOUR and YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS. This release presents some of the best sketches from both, with all the performances shot live on camera.

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Evicted from their apartment, struggling television performers Larry, Moe and Curly Joe room with a scientist who's inventing a rocket. When the Stooges launch the rocket accidentally, they meet up with a gang of Martians who want to destroy the Earth.

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Larry, Moe and Curly Joe are servants to Phileas Fogg's great-grandson as he tries to duplicate the famous trip around the world in this spoof on the classic Jules Verne story.

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A young high school couple experience the first pangs of love, and act accordingly. An enticing mixture of romance and comedy.

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David Cross and Bob Odenkirk broke new ground in the arena of sketch comedy--and earned themselves a rabid legion of fans--with their surreal HBO series MR. SHOW. With each episode centered around a theme that is prevalent from the opening monologue and continued throughout every sketch, MR. SHOW also benefited from a wide array of talented comedic guest performers that included Tom Kenny, John Ennis, and Jill Talley. This collection presents the entire first and second seasons of the hilarious, bizarre, and sadly defunct cult favorite.

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Music-video-director-turned-auteur Michel Gondry continues to charm with his low-tech offering, BE KIND REWIND. Set in dreary Passaic, New Jersey, the comedy centers on two of the town's residents: trouble-making Jerry (Jack Black) and well-meaning Mike (Mos Def). Mike works in a video store in an age where the VHS is long dead, but the store's owner, Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover), doesn't seem to be in any hurry to change. When Mr. Fletcher leaves town for a trip, he entrusts his store to Mike with one piece of advice: don't let Jerry in the store. But after some mischief, Jerry returns to the store in a strange state. Not only is he weirder than usual, but he's also magnetized, which causes the entire store's stock to be erased. In order to keep the struggling business afloat, Mike and Jerry begin remaking the films in the store one by one. Their hilariously low-budget versions of films such as GHOSTBUSTERS and RUSH HOUR 2 soon begin to draw attention and business to the store, but that creates a whole new set of problems for the pair. Though Gondry's three previous fiction films--HUMAN NATURE, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, and THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP--were all essentially love stories, BE KIND REWIND captures another kind of romance. Both the writer-director and his characters are in love with the cinematic medium itself, and their devotion shows. BE KIND REWIND doesn't reach the heights of ETERNAL SUNSHINE, but it doesn't seem to be aiming for that genius. This is simply a hilarious comedy, fun for film fans of all stripes, which celebrates the sheer joy of watching and making films.

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DAILY SHOW viewers will already be familiar with Lewis Black's schtick--essentially he wages a one-man war against a number of pertinent personal and political topics, but never forgets to be funny at the same time. Black takes his routine to a whole other level when he performs live, and RED, WHITE & SCREWED--which was shot in Washington, DC--offers a chance to see him in a completely uncensored environment.

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ANGEL-A follows self-described liar and shady businessman Andre (Jamel Debbouze), who is down on his luck and owes Parisian gangsters money. In a desperate and weak state, Andre finds himself on the edge of one of the City of Light's majestic bridges, ready to plunge into the river below. After one last look around him, he catches sight of a statuesque blonde woman, tears streaking down her gorgeous face, also standing on the ledge just a few feet away. She makes Andre forget about his problems for a moment, and he pleads with her not to jump. She does anyway, and he goes in after her, dragging her to safety. The damsel-in-distress, Angela (Rie Rasmussen), insists on hanging around Andre, doing whatever he tells her, as a way to pay him back for saving her life. Finding it hard to say no to her, and resisting her mesmerizing beauty, he recruits her, somewhat begrudgingly, to help him figure out how to settle his debts. What Andre soon discovers is that meeting Angela was no accident, and that they both need saving, not just from death, but also from themselves. ANGEL-A boasts entertaining performances by Debbouze as the scrappy and quick-tempered Andre and Rasmussen as the optimistic and unassumingly wise and playful Angela. The unlikely pair sparkle onscreen together. ANGEL-A is beautifully filmed, with the black-and-white cinematography capturing all that is engaging and romantic about Paris.

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This program contains six classic comedies starring the sweet Deanna Durbin: THREE SMART GIRLS, SOMETHING IN THE WIND, FIRST LOVE, IT STARTED WITH EVE, CAN'T HELP SINGING, and LADY ON A TRAIN. Please see individual titles for complete information.

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Bernard Black (Dylan Moran) hates his job, his life, and his friends. In fact, there's not much Bernard doesn't hate, except for a glass of red wine and the chance to torment his coworker Mani (Bill Bailey). Bernard runs Black Books, a dusty secondhand bookstore whose customers he loathes; Mani is employed in the first episode to help Bernard relinquish himself of the interminable duties that clutter up his day. Fran (Tamsyn Grieg) works in a new age shop next door and frequently pops in for a glass of wine and a chat. This first series of the show provides six half-hour episodes that deserve to rub shoulders with the very best U.K. sitcoms to have emerged over the years. Moran and Bailey make a great double act, delivering the tightly written script (by Moran and FATHER TED co-writer Graham Linehan) with consummate ease, while Grieg does an admirable job of diffusing the tensions that rise between Bernard and Mani. Three series' of the show were shot, but this is the best of the lot, and a great place to witness some of the U.K.'s finest comic talents.

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This classic 1960s sitcom had a premise based on fantasy, but its charm lay in its character-driven plotlines, intelligent humor, and the chemistry between its leading characters. Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) is a kind witch who has decided to renounce her powers and start a "normal" life with her new husband, Darrin Stephens (Dick York). Unfortunately this displeases Sam's mother, Endora (Agnes Moorehead), who disapproves of marriage between mortals and witches. Endora sets about making mischief in the newlyweds' marriage, engendering many humorous occasions that often put Darrin into embarrassing situations in front of his boss and clients, and force Sam to use her magic. Other family members, witches and warlocks all, turn up periodically to add to the chaos. These include Sam's beloved Aunt Clara (Marion Lorne), whose advanced age--she is over 1000 years old!--is causing her powers to fail. Meanwhile, the meddlesome neighbors know that something is strange over at the Stephens' house, but they can't quite figure it out. Season two sees the birth of the young couple's new daughter, Tabitha, and a visit from Sam's prankster Uncle Arthur (Paul Lynde) inspires a reconciliation between him and Endora--but not without some intervention from Sam!

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Stand-up comedians are angry people. From Sam Kinison to Doug Stanhope, the best comics use their dissatisfaction with life to fuel their acts. And few can come close to the blisteringly hilarious salvos of comedian Lewis Black. Cherished for his vein-popping appearances on THE DAILY SHOW, Black's ROOT OF ALL EVIL offers him a weekly showcase to lament a world gone wrong. In each episode, Black presides over heated courtroom battles in which celebrities and comedians debate the relative evils of YouTube (versus porn), Oprah (versus the Catholic Church), and Viagra (versus Donald Trump). This collection presents the show's complete first season.

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This collection of episodes gathers together the fifth and final season of the award winning DICK VAN DYKE SHOW. All the usual supporting cast are present, including Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie, and Morey Amsterdam, showing exactly why the series was so popular and influential. 31 episodes are included, offering some hilarious slapstick wit, and comedy capers aplenty!

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More hilarity abounds as Dick Van Dyke and crew deliver some deliciously sharp entertainment from the fourth season of the show. His usual sidekicks (Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie, and Morey Amsterdam) are in attendance, offering all the usual slapstick wit and cheeky parody that the shows are renowned for.

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This third installment of fun, laughter, and mayhem from the DICK VAN DYKE SHOW includes season three in its entirety. Gaining the highest ratings of any series of the show, it's not hard to see why as Dick and his cohorts are in fine form here. Easily standing the test of time, this show is still full of laughs!

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Bernard Black (Dylan Moran) hates his job, his life, and his friends. In fact, there's not much Bernard doesn't hate, except for a glass of red wine and the chance to torment his coworker Mani (Bill Bailey). Bernard runs Black Books, a dusty secondhand bookstore whose customers he loathes; Mani is employed in the first episode to help Bernard rid himself of the interminable duties that clutter up his day. Fran (Tamsyn Grieg) works in a New Age shop next door and frequently pops in for a glass of wine and a chat. This release presents every episode from the three series' of the show, with 18 half-hour episodes that deserve to rub shoulders with the very best U.K. sitcoms to have emerged over the years.

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Successful author Owen Waterbury (Kirk Douglas) hires a new secretary who becomes disenchanted as she sees that he's more interested in ladies than literature. After numerous misadventures, she leaves him, only coming back if he agrees to marry her.

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Freckles (Johnny Downs) returns home from college, only to get roped into some dubious shenanigans with some gangsters and find himself accused of murder. Meanwhile, his lovely singling girlfriend (Gale Storm) falls for the sweet talk of a con man.

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A Hollywood spoof with several colorful caricatures of Tinseltown types.

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Young plays the wife of Niven the Magician and she thinks his career is ruining their marriage. This is good but the colorized verson doesn't impress. Academy Award Nominations: Best Original Score.

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YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK, from 1941, is a comedy crime caper featuring newspaper boys, detectives, the mob, cops, and more. Action, adventure, women, and laughs are all on offer. Mantan Moreland, one of the great unsung early African American actors, stars, along with Paul Bryer and Frankie Darro.

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This frothy adaptation of Shakespeare's 1600 comedy marks Olivier's first screen appearance in a Shakespearean role.

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Directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly continue their string of hilarious oddball comedies with SHALLOW HAL. Hal (Jack Black of HIGH FIDELITY) is a "regular guy" who has no luck with women because he only wants to be with women who look like supermodels. Then self-help guru Tony Robbins hypnotizes Hal so that he can see a woman's inner beauty. When Hal meets Rosemary (Gwyneth Paltrow), a Peace Corps volunteer who is smart and funny, he thinks his dreams have come true. Others, like Hal's slimy friend Mauricio (Jason Alexander), see Rosie for what she is, a 300-pound woman, but Hal can only see the beauty on the inside, so to him she looks like Gwyneth Paltrow. Black shines in his first starring role. His engagingly manic energy keeps the film in high gear. Paltrow skillfully plays Rosemary as an obese woman in a thin woman's body. The Farrelly brothers' comedies work so well because they mix off-the-wall humor with characters the audience identifies with and cares about. SHALLOW HAL is outrageous and funny, occasionally exceeding the bounds of good taste, but it's also a touching love story. Fans of Black's band, Tenacious D, will be happy to see bandmate Kyle Gass in a small role.

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Two short films featuring a young (but already hilarious) Lewis Black, alongside other cutting-edge comics like Jim Norton and Greg Fitzsimmons, are collected here for the first time. The first, SIDESPLITTERS: THE BURT & DICK STORY, is a classic mockumentary featuring Black and Norton as a foulmouthed old-school vaudeville comedy duo. THE GYNOCOLOGISTS has Black as a gangster chasing after a comedian who got a little too funny with his daughter. Together, these shorts make up a half hour of rarely seen laugh-out-loud comedy from Black's early days.

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Here's a double dose of romantic-comedy bliss. In 13 GOING ON 30, Jennifer Garner finds out that you have to be careful what you wish for when overnight her character is transformed from a 13-year-old girl into a beautiful woman. But what happens when she finds out that being older may not be as glamorous as she dreamed? Then Brittany Murphy stars in LITTLE BLACK BOOK, a film about boyfriends and their secrets, one of which is his hidden list of former girlfriends. Both films are full of all the twists and turns that prove that things aren't always what they seem in romance.

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What does a girl have to do to tie the knot? Coming from the makers of the hit PASTOR JONES series, this poignant film tries to answer the question with genuine compassion and gentle humor. As it follows the relationships between four African-American women and men, its offers viewers some helpful insights on searching for, and finding, that special somebody. Claude LaMarre hosts.

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In this 1962 comedy from one of Cuba's foremost directors, a wealthy woman on her deathbed reveals a shocking secret to her son: she has hidden a cache of valuable jewels inside one of 12 identical parlor chairs, which have been confiscated as part of the nationalization of property belonging to the rich. It's up to him to find the treasure...before someone else does.

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Buster Keaton was one of the most loved comedians to come out of the silent era, known for his impassive expression that he maintained through the most outlandish of antics. Born into a family of comedians who traveled and performed with the great magician Harry Houdini, who dubbed the young Keaton "Buster" after the tyke fell down a flight of stairs and emerged unscathed, Keaton was performing alongside his parents by the age of four. He went on to make a name for himself in film, first with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and then with with his own Buster Keaton Productions. Though after he signed a contract with MGM he was eventually relegated to "sidekick" status, Keaton was rediscovered late in life and received an Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1959. On KEATON PLUS, a collection of rare, lesser-known, and restored works has been gathered, along with an interactive tour of film locations hosted by film historian John Bengston. Including commercials, home movie footage of Keaton on the set and in Paris, tributes hosted by Lillian Gish, Orson Welles, and Gloria Swanson, and the short films "Ten Girls Ago," "Hard Luck," "Daydreams," and "The Love Nest," among many others, this is a treasure trove of previously unseen material that further fleshes out one of the greatest comedians and film stars to ever live.

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Always hilarious and often controversial, veteran stand-up comic Paul Mooney has written for legends like Richard Pryor, brought IN LIVING COLOR's Homey the Clown to life, and appeared on THE CHAPELLE SHOW. This program captures a classic, scathingly funny live performance at The Laugh Factory, with riffs on topics ranging from celebrities to history to race.

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GIRL NEXT DOOR: In the tradition of RISKY BUSINESS and AMERICAN PIE comes THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, a sex-soaked teen comedy that actually has a heart. High school graduation is nearing for senior class president Matt Kidman (Emile Hirsch), who has been more concerned with getting into college than partying. But all that changes one night when the gorgeous Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert) arrives next door. Engaging, funny, and wild, Danielle is Matt's dream girl come to life, and it appears that she likes him back. But before the two can consummate their relationship, his porn-obsessed friend Eli (Chris Marquette) reveals a shocking secret: Danielle's a porn star! When her wacky producer, Kelly (Timothy Olyphant), shows up to take her back to "work," Matt's life really begins to spiral out of control. All the while, he must continue to rehearse an incredibly important speech that could earn him a major college scholarship. But, most importantly, Matt must win the heart of Danielle once and for all. Directed with irreverent, good-natured sincerity by Luke Greenfield, with an all-star soundtrack (Marvin Gaye, Elliott Smith), THE GIRL NEXT DOOR has a breezy charm that might surprise some viewers. This is due in large part to Hirsch and Cuthbert, who deliver assured and engaging performances that help to sweeten the profane proceedings. SHALLOW HAL: Directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly continue their string of hilarious oddball comedies with SHALLOW HAL. Hal (Jack Black of HIGH FIDELITY) is a "regular guy" who has no luck with women because he only wants to be with women who look like supermodels. Then self-help guru Tony Robbins hypnotizes Hal so that he can see a woman's inner beauty. When Hal meets Rosemary (Gwyneth Paltrow), a Peace Corps volunteer who is smart and funny, he thinks his dreams have come true. Others, like Hal's slimy friend Mauricio (Jason Alexander), see Rosie for what she is, a 300-pound woman, but Hal can only see the beauty on the inside, so to him she looks like Gwyneth Paltrow. Black shines in his first starring role. His engagingly manic energy keeps the film in high gear. Paltrow skillfully plays Rosemary as an obese woman in a thin woman's body. The Farrelly brothers' comedies work so well because they mix off-the-wall humor with characters the audience identifies with and cares about. SHALLOW HAL is outrageous and funny, occasionally exceeding the bounds of good taste, but it's also a touching love story. Fans of Black's band, Tenacious D, will be happy to see bandmate Kyle Gass in a small role. THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY: THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY is a no-holds-barred comedy tour-de-force in which 30-something Ben Stiller locates and courts his high school dreamgirl (Cameron Diaz), unwittingly enlisting the help of some of her more hilariously psychotic suitors. In-your-face sight gags and unapologetic raunchiness disguise a riotously funny love story that is actually very sweet. Be amazed at the impeccable casting and stellar performances of the supporting players.

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Joan Davis stars in these three volumes of the classic TV hit from the I LOVE LUCY era. Each episode features the wacky Joan as she gets herself mixed up in all sorts of shenanigans, while her mild-mannered husband can only look on and shake his head at his quirky, but lovable wife.

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Launched in 1991, Comedy Central has brought the world's most innovative and controversial comics to millions of viewers. Not held back by network standards, and always on the lookout for new talent, the cable channel has had a profound influence on the world of comedy. This collection serves up eight of the network's biggest and brightest comedians. While they're all over the map in style--ranging from the frat boy humor of Dane Cook to the caustic delivery of DAILY SHOW correspondent Lewis Black--they all share one thing in common: they will make you laugh.

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Screenwriter Shane Black of LETHAL WEAPON fame makes his directorial debut with this film noir gem. Robert Downey, Jr., stars as Harry Lockhart, a petty thief in New York City who quite literally stumbles into acting and soon finds himself in Los Angeles to test for a film role as a private detective. To help Harry prepare, his new agent arranges for him to shadow a gay private investigator, Perry van Shrike--also known as "Gay Perry" (Val Kilmer). But when Perry takes Harry along on a simple job for a mystery client, the two witness the disposal of a dead body, and the game suddenly becomes serious. Adding to the intrigue is Harmony Faith Lane (Michelle Monaghan), a beautiful and smart-as-a-whip wannabe starlet with whom Harry is so smitten that he pretends to be a real detective. Soon Harry, Perry, and Harmony are tangled in a life-threatening web of dead bodies, deception, and treachery. Downey is a delight, exhibiting perfect comic timing while infusing Harry with just enough heart to show that, despite appearances, he really is a good guy. Kilmer is the ideal buddy for Downey, playing the no-nonsense private investigator Perry with the right mixture of machismo and stereotypical Tinseltown superficiality. As Harry's dream girl, Harmony, Monaghan embodies the good girl whose dreams are looking more and more unobtainable--and who has clearly been around the block a few times. Top-notch performances combined with Black's wickedly amusing banter and a plot laden with twists and turns make this action-thriller a treat.

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Celebrating the triumphs and tribulations of the lovable loser is no easy thing, but filmmaker Jared Hess seems to thrive in this specific cinematic exercise. Working fresh off the success of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, Hess finds a similarly endearing hero-without-a-clue in Ignacio, played by Jack Black (HIGH FIDELITY, KING KONG), the title character in NACHO LIBRE. Ignacio, growing up in a poor monastery in Mexico, has dreamed of being a professional wrestler since childhood. This obsession has led him to a thankless adult existence as monastery whipping-boy and chef, serving stale, day-old nacho chips to finicky orphans. In an effort to earn the respect of new nun-hottie Sister Encarnacion (Ana De La Reguera) and escape the monastery into the greedy excess of pro wrestling, Ignacio enters a local amateur competition. Along the way, he picks up the notably scrawny yet tough street urchin Esqueleto (Hector Jimenez) as his tag-team partner. The duo hilariously loses badly and repeatedly to all manner of local wrestling oddities. It is only when Ignacio recognizes a higher goal than money and glory that he can truly compete with his professional idols, including the dreaded and evil champion Ramses. Co-written with Hess's writing partner and wife, Jerusha, and noted screenwriter Mike White (CHUCK & BUCK, SCHOOL OF ROCK), NACHO LIBRE is stocked with real-life wrestlers doing their thing. Jack Black's over-the-top physical humor blends in perfectly with repeated viewings of his "stretchie pants" and timely flatulence. In concert, the elements fuse to distill a comedy that should appeal to all ages eager to be pinned down in a full-nelson by laughter.

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The Brits and the Yanks join forces in this romantic Christmas comedy set in England and L.A. Kate Winslet is a British journalist caught in a cycle of unrequited love with her coworker, Jasper (Rufus Sewell). Jasper does his best to lead her on, and when he announces his engagement to another woman in the office, Winslet is crushed. Meanwhile, across the pond, Cameron Diaz is a high-strung movie-trailer editor who has just ended her relationship with Ethan (Edward Burns) after he accuses her of being emotionally unavailable. And, oh yes, he has sort of been sleeping with his receptionist. Brokenhearted, Diaz and Winslet make contact through a vacation website and agree to swap homes for two weeks to escape their disastrous personal lives. Winslet takes off for Diaz's lavish L.A. pad, while Diaz arrives at Winslet's picturesque cottage right outside London. When Winslet's brother Graham (Jude Law) knocks at the door one night looking for his sister, he instead encounters Diaz, and sparks soon fly--despite the fact that they both know she won't be in town for long. Winslet, for her part, is busy mending her heart in sunny California, befriending Diaz's elderly neighbor, and making the acquaintance of film composer Miles (Jack Black). But her healing is abruptly interrupted when Jasper suddenly appears on her doorstep, having flown halfway round the world to make sure he still has her under his spell. Miles apart, Winslet and Diaz find themselves at the crux of all rom-com crises: how to follow your heart, while still being true to yourself. While THE HOLIDAY's whimsical plot can at times feels stretched thinner than Diaz's legs, fans of the genre will no doubt find Winslet's thespian charms, Law's dimples, and the high-fashion wardrobes quite enough to give them their chick-flick fix.

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Bernard Black (Dylan Moran) hates his job, his life, and his friends. In fact, there's not much Bernard doesn't hate, except for a glass of red wine and the chance to torment his coworker Mani (Bill Bailey). Bernard runs Black Books, a dusty secondhand bookstore whose customers he loathes; Mani is employed as his assistant, helping Bernard rid himself of the interminable duties that clutter up his day. Fran (Tamsyn Grieg) works in a New Age shop next door and frequently pops in for a glass of wine and a chat. This release presents the third and final series of the show, with six half-hour episodes that deserve to rub shoulders with the very best U.K. sitcoms to have emerged over the years.

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HEROES' Jimmy Jean-Louis stars in this comedy that explores love in the black community. DIARY OF A TIRED BLACK MAN centers on a man who is tired of all the difficulties he has found in dating black women, so he decides to take a chance on interracial love, which is its own kind of challenge.

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The AMERICAN SLAPSTICK collection presents 17 comedy classics from the age of silent cinema, including the first film directed by Charlie Chaplin, a never-before-seen film starring Chaplin's brother Syd, and early screen appearances by Harold Lloyd, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Billy West, Charley Chase, Snub Pollard, Larry Semon, and Frances Lee.

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This collection presents a trio of films starring the inimitable comic stylings of actor Jack Black: ORANGE COUNTY (2002), SCHOOL OF ROCK (2003), and NACHO LIBRE (2006). See individual titles for plot synopses.

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When astronaut Captain Tony Nelson, stranded on a desert island, released the bubbly blond Jeannie from her bottle, a television classic was born. This set contains the entire 30 episodes of Sidney Sheldon's 1960s hit in brilliant remastered color.

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While the premise of this situation comedy rests on the supernatural powers of a housewife/witch, the writing pays more attention to character development than to actual witchery. When Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) decides to marry mortal Darrin Stephens (Dick York) much to the dismay of her mother Endora (Agnes Moorhead), she agrees to keep her powers at bay. But more often than not, Samantha just can't help herself, and uses her magic in a series of ridiculous and entertaining situations. This release contains all 36 episodes of the show's debut season. While the Stephens family grows in subsequent seasons (with the birth of Tabitha, and later Adam), Season One focuses on the newlyweds. Just a few of the episodes include "I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha," "Mother Meets What's His Name," and "It's Magic." First airing in 1964, BEWITCHED really depended on the chemistry between its ensemble, which included Alice Pearce, Maurice Evans, George Tobias, Maria Lorne, and guest stars Adam West, Raquel Welch, Peggy Lipton, and Arte Johnson.

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Four classic comedies originating from the early 1900's are collected on one DVD, including: EASY STREET - Charlie Chaplin transforms from a vagrant to a policeman, and tackles a man a lot bigger than he is. ONE WEEK - Buster Keaton has his prefabricated home sabotaged by his bride's ex! CHASING CHOO CHOOS - Monty Banks attempts to get on a runaway train, with spectacular, and funny, results. BIG BUSINESS - Laurel and Hardy decide that July would be a good time of the year to sell....yes, you guessed it, Christmas trees!

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Having spent a lengthy career in radio, Jack Benny made the leap to television screens for the first time in 1950. He brought most of his radio cast with him, and was joined by various special guests as he performed some clown-like skits for the general public. The TV show went out live, which meant some nerve-fraying action unfolded on the screen, with the often unpredictable Benny drawing on his enormous comic talent to pull together an often chaotic show. A welter of material from the shows is included here, including episodes such as "Beverly Hills Police Station," "Jack's Hong Kong Suit," "Honolulu Trip," "Lunch counter Murder," " Four O'Clock in the Morning Show," and many others.

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A dominating and aged spinster latches herself onto a shy young man and literally drags him to the altar. Laughton shines in his role as her oft-inebriated father. New digital transfer available from "Home."

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The career of director Otar Iosseliani is highlighted via four of his films in this collection. The Georgian filmmaker loves to carve out some mirth-riddled comedies that are shot through with his own inimitable brand of humor. Included here is the short film APRIL (1962), which is the touching tale of a young couple whose relationship suffers due to the clutter that litters their apartment; FALLING LEAVES (1968), which focuses on a couple who fall for each other after working together in a wine factory; PASTORALI (1976), which deposits a string quartet into a community that doesn't want them; and, finally, a 1970 effort titled THERE ONCE WAS A SINGING BLACKBIRD.

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For five years, comic legends Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore lit up the living rooms of homes across America as stars of THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW. First airing on October 3rd 1961, the CBS series followed the misadventures of comedy writer Rob Petrie (Dyke), his wife Laura (Moore), their neighbors, and co-workers. Though the couple lived in New Rochelle, NY, much of the show's humor actually existed within the fictional world of Petrie's own televised creation, called THE ALAN BRADY SHOW. This release includes every single episode of the show, which stayed popular with audiences throughout its five-season-run.

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A SCANDAL IN PARIS, based on the autobiography of Francois Eugene Vidocq, follows the life story of a suave French thief from his birth in a prison to his unlikely rise to the position of Paris's chief of police. After spending much of his young adulthood in the house of his birth, Vidocq (George Sanders) escapes from jail and embarks on a series of nervy crimes that eventually, through political cunning, deception, and seduction, climaxes with his ascension to the position of chief of police of Paris, which he intends to abuse to execute his most daring heist. Director Douglas Sirk, displaying his burgeoning skills in one of his first American films, shapes Vidocq's story into a charming romantic classic full of urbane wit, sophistication, and sultry musical numbers.

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Acclaimed director D.W. Griffith (INTOLERANCE) took the helm of this silent version of the hit W.C. Fields stage play, and the result is an engaging blend of circus tomfoolery and typical Griffith-style family drama and class system indictment. Circus con man "Professor" Eustace McGargle (Fields) lovingly raises orphan Sally (Carol Dempster) as his own child amid the sawdust, elephants, hula girls, and shell games of the carnival, but when he sees she is becoming a young woman, he decides to unite her with her grandparents back in Connecticut. Unfortunately, Sally's stern grandfather, Judge Foster (Erville Alderson) dislikes circus folk and tries to railroad Sally off to reform school before she can marry his neighbor's son (Alfred Lunt), or before McGargle can tell him the truth about her origins. Field's fans will enjoy this glimpse at a younger incarnation of the master comedian; here he is a somewhat Chaplinesque vagabond--replete with moustache--who is even ("gasp") nice to children.

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While most often associated with classic Hollywood romantic comedies, Ernst Lubitsch's career in Germany was as interesting and important as his contemporaries Fritz Lang and F.W. Murnau. Collected here are five of his silent films from the late teens and early twenties. Full of rich visuals, madcap sequences, and comic moments that hint of the brilliant American career to come, these features are more than just background for one of cinema's most important contributors.

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Comedic actor Jack Black fronts the two films in this outrageous collection: ORANGE COUNTY (2002) and SCHOOL OF ROCK (2003). See individual titles for plot synopses.

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An uncut collection of three hilarious shorts from W.C. Fields early career, a rare treat for fans as many of the legendary comedians works are unfortunately lost or damaged. Includes THE GOLF SPECIALIST (1930), THE DENTIST (1932), and THE FATAL GLASS OF BEER (1933), all written by and starring the legend himself.

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This justly famous 1950s television show has Dean Martin's suave, boozy persona hilariously paired with the antic goofiness of Jerry Lewis. Their pitch-perfect routine, honed to comic perfection over the years, is on full display in this second volume of the collection.

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Husband and wife acting team Stu and June Erwin star in this 1950s comedy series. Playing Principal Erwin of Hamilton High School, Erwin entertained audiences with his comic flair and knack for delivering humorous lines. First airing in 1950, TROUBLE WITH FATHER follows the principal and his wife in their comic attempts to keep track of their two daughters Joyce and Jackie, while also overseeing all the students of Hamilton High. Other notable characters include handyman Willie (Willie Best), and Mrs. Bracker (played by guest star Margaret Hamilton). This volume contains the episodes "Many Happy Returns," "Father's Pet," "Spooks," and "The Big Game." In these episodes Stu has several adventures in parenting that involve teaching his daughters about first date kissing, pet care, and birthday-party etiquette. And as a special treat, viewers will also be treated to several vintage television commercials, some even featuring the stars of the popular series.

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Celebrating the triumphs and tribulations of the lovable loser is no easy thing, but filmmaker Jared Hess seems to thrive in this specific cinematic exercise. Working fresh off the success of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, Hess finds a similarly endearing hero-without-a-clue in Ignacio, played by Jack Black (HIGH FIDELITY, KING KONG), the title character in NACHO LIBRE. Ignacio, growing up in a poor monastery in Mexico, has dreamed of being a professional wrestler since childhood. This obsession has led him to a thankless adult existence as monastery whipping-boy and chef, serving stale, day-old nacho chips to finicky orphans. In an effort to earn the respect of new nun-hottie Sister Encarnacion (Ana De La Reguera) and escape the monastery into the greedy excess of pro wrestling, Ignacio enters a local amateur competition. Along the way, he picks up the notably scrawny yet tough street urchin Esqueleto (Hector Jimenez) as his tag-team partner. The duo hilariously loses badly and repeatedly to all manner of local wrestling oddities. It is only when Ignacio recognizes a higher goal than money and glory that he can truly compete with his professional idols, including the dreaded and evil champion Ramses. Co-written with Hess's writing partner and wife, Jerusha, and noted screenwriter Mike White (CHUCK & BUCK, SCHOOL OF ROCK), NACHO LIBRE is stocked with real-life wrestlers doing their thing. Jack Black's over-the-top physical humor blends in perfectly with repeated viewings of his "stretchie pants" and timely flatulence. In concert, the elements fuse to distill a comedy that should appeal to all ages eager to be pinned down in a full-nelson by laughter.

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Tim Robbins stars in his directorial debut as right-wing folksinger Bob Roberts in this satirical mock documentary. Roberts is joined on the Pennsylvania senatorial campaign trail by a British documentary filmmaker who offers insight into Roberts, his staff, and his supporters. Roberts is the anti-Bob Dylan, wowing his supporters with tunes such as "Times Are Changin' Back" and "Wall Street Rap" (which includes a video send-up of Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues"). With his clean-cut good looks and squeaky-clean image, Roberts appears as American as apple pie. Yet, like most politicians, he harbors some nasty secrets, including potential involvement in illegal drug trafficking and bank scandals. And like most politicians, he is a master at manipulating the media. Roberts's political trickery turns serious when an innocent man is accused of attempting to assassinate the candidate. Some of Hollywood's best appear as news anchors and reporters, including Susan Sarandon, James Spader, Peter Gallagher, and Helen Hunt. Gore Vidal is immensely believable as the liberal incumbent trying to keep his Senate seat, battling Robbins, who is the consummate politician of the 1990s: lots of fluff and not much substance.

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Donald Sutherland stars in this comic caper as Reese Halperin, an amateur thief who manages to neatly remove 4-million-dollars in unmarked bills from a bank vault. However, what he doesn't know is that a beautiful woman (Adams) took his picture while he was committing the crime, and she's out for a piece of the action.

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